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| Dicky1961 Member Since: 25 Mar 2022 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 133  
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My thoughts exactly, change should always be for the better, never a backwards step.
And this light debacle is definitely backward. |
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7th Sep 2022 5:20pm |
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| County V8 Member Since: 07 Jun 2021 Location: UK Posts: 147 
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When you have a matrix car behind you it's always flashing at you and last week when travelling as a passenger in relatives car fitted with them have never been flashed at so much he said oh they always do that.
Why can't we be trusted to be in charge of our own vehicles you see so many people not switching their headlights on iim rain or fog because they think the DRLs are onto drive on and why no rear DRLs iim UK are we half as safe. |
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7th Sep 2022 5:27pm |
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| Dicky1961 Member Since: 25 Mar 2022 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 133
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Hi J77, if you’ve got the matrix lights they may work differently to my premium led’s.
Side lights on when parked ( front drl’s go dim ) when I move off the rears go out and the front drl’s return to normal brightness. |
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7th Sep 2022 5:29pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3247 
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I had the premiums on my 90, always assumed my side lights were on when I switched them on. But possibly not! 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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7th Sep 2022 5:37pm |
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| County V8 Member Since: 07 Jun 2021 Location: UK Posts: 147
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"I had the premiums on my 90, always assumed my side lights were on when I switched them on. But possibly not!"
So what's happening with the trailer ?? do you have to get out and check |
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7th Sep 2022 7:47pm |
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| Dicky1961 Member Since: 25 Mar 2022 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 133
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Hi county v8 I pull a caravan which as lights front and rear so I can see through my mirrors that the lights don’t come on, unless I put the headlights on.
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7th Sep 2022 7:57pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16879 
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I have now had this many times and it is very irritating. I really cannot understand how car manufacturers managed to get such a terrible and unnecessary feature approved for road use. |
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7th Sep 2022 8:04pm |
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| nowrxo Member Since: 10 Sep 2015 Location: None Posts: 79 
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Evidently you've never driven a car with matrix lights. They are brilliant. They provide a far better spread of light than other types, and you don't have to worry about accidentally blinding someone else if you're a second too late in turning off your high beams.
I've had a couple of cars with matrix lights, and have never once been flashed. That's the whole point - they adjust themselves so they don't dazzle other drivers. Perhaps they need adjusting or are faulty. I wonder if you are getting confused with auto high-beams, which would look like flashing.
Given the terrible standard of driving nowadays, I think more technology, not less would be better. Even if you took away DRLs, you'd still get people driving around with no headlights on at all. Perhaps if there were more police on the road it would help? The problem is bad/ignorant drivers, not the cars they drive. |
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7th Sep 2022 8:55pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3247
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Matrix lights don’t flash. As above sounds more like high beam assist rather than adaptive beam. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue |
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7th Sep 2022 9:10pm |
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| County V8 Member Since: 07 Jun 2021 Location: UK Posts: 147
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Im glad others notice it its so bad get it all the time even pull over to let them past had I not experienced iii myself would not have believed the number of drivers flashing us. |
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7th Sep 2022 9:13pm |
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| WizzardPrang Member Since: 05 Nov 2020 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 122
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Ahh! I've never chosen to drive the Defender on just side lights but now I see what you're after. It's odd that JLR have removed such a basic feature. As others have said, car designers telling us what we want. 
It'll be interesting to see if there's a work around. Current vehicle: 2020 Defender 110S Gone: Defender 90 HT 200Tdi, Discovery Sport, Freelander 2 Insta: wizzardprang |
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7th Sep 2022 9:52pm |
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| Dicky1961 Member Since: 25 Mar 2022 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 133
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Yes it means you are waiting for the car to put your rear lights on or you have to put your headlights on.
Can’t be right surely. |
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7th Sep 2022 9:59pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3247
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Can confirm matrix lights work as intended, Drive will side lights on and rears were on whilst driving. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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8th Sep 2022 7:30am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2241
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Our new Jimny has a similar system, it's either DRL's or auto headlights. I find the auto headlights annoying as they are constantly on and off on dull days when you drive under trees etc.
Fortunately the Jimny has a manual override but it means turning the column stalk headlight switch four positions past all the auto settings. Also the auto high beam is frustrating as it won't come on at all under 30mph and if you slow down below 30mph they turn off !! Just want you need on an unlit country road at night. Fortunately again there's a manual override. |
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8th Sep 2022 8:08am |
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